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C. K. PICKLES.

ROLL PAPER HOLDER AND GUTTER.

` No. 445,080. Patented Jan. 20,1891.

ld'nrrEn STATES `PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. PIOKLES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN ROLL PAPER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

ROLL- PAPER HOLDER AN D CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,080, dated January 20, 1891.

Application filed December 24, 1889. Serial No. 3341815. (No model.)

vT0 @ZZ whom it majfcoucern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES K. PICKLES, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Roll-Paper Holders and Outters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of upright roll-paper holders and cutters in which the weight of the roll of paper is utilized to keep the knife in Contact with the paper; and my invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is an elevation of my improved holder, showing the roll of paper in dotted lines. Fig. II is a top or plan view in which the roll of paper is removed, but is shown in dotted lines. Fig. III is a detail view illustrating the construction of the roll and knife carrying arrangement. Fig. IV is a modification of the pivot arrangement.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a base, on the upper surface of which is formed a hollow extension 2, in which lits the lower end of a stem 3. On the stem 3 is a collar 4, that has an internally-attened portion corresponding` to that of the stem 3, and which collar carries a plate 5. From the collar preferably extends a bracket G to or about the center of the plate 5, and secured at or near the center of the plate is avertical spindle 7, over which t-he roll of paper is placed. The roll of paper supported. on the plate and turns freely thereon as the paper is reg moved. In the hollow extension 2 also loosely lits a rod 8, to which is secured a knife l1. On the rod S is rigidly secured a collar l2, on the upper edge of which is an incline I3. On the collar 4C is a friction-roller 14, that, when a roll of paper is on the holder, rests on the incline 13.

The spindle 3 must either ht loosely in the extension 2 or the collar 4 must fit loosely on the stem 3.

The operation is as follows: The parts be ing in the position shown, the roll of paper is placed on its stand. It will be observed that as the paper is at its largest the knife will consequently be at its farthest from the center of the roll-carrying plate 5. The rollcarrying plate will then be in the raised position shown and the friction-roller la will bear upon the upper end of the incline 13. As the roll of paper decreases in size the weight of the roll of paper will cause the friction-rol1er to gradually ride down the incline, and thus the knife will be drawn to- 6o ward the paper.

By making the stem 3 and its collar et with tiattened sides it will be seen that the paperstand will remain stationary, while only the knife will move as regards horizontal movement. f

In the modification shown in Fig. IV, I have shown both the stem 3 and the rod 8 of round form. Vhen made in this form it will be seen that the roll of paper and the knife will 7o be caused to move toward each other.

I do not herein broadly claim the idea of a knife held against a roll of paper by the weight of the paper.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination of a falling support for a roll of paper, a knife located eceentrically relatively to the center of the roll, having a rotating support, and a connection between the falling support and the rotating support, 8o by which the latter is rotated to cause the knife to move toward the roll by the weight of the roll as the paper is removed, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a suitable base, a spindle for receiving the roll of paper, a falling support for said roll, having a lateral projection, and a knife located eccentrically relatively to the center of the roll, having a rotating support provided with an inclined 9o bearing for said projection, substantially as described.

In a roll-paper holder and cutter, the combination of a hase, an upright spindle for receiving the roll of paper, a falling support for receiving the roll of paper, a projection on the support, a knife, and a knife-support having an inclined bearing surface upon which the said projection bears, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a roll-paper holder and cutter, the combination of a base, a spindle 7, a roll-sup- IOO porting disk 5, having a, friction-roller 14 and lar 12, having an incline 13, and a knife seadapted to fall as the size of the roll decreases, cured to the shaft, substantially as and for zo aknfe,andaknife-supportng rod 8,provded t the purpose set forth. with an incline 13, substantially as and for S the purpose Set forth CHARLES K. PICKLES.

5. In a roll-paper holder and cutter, the fn presence ofcombination of the base l, stem 3, collar 4, E. S. KNIGHT, having a projection 14, a disk 5, shaft 8, co1- A. M. EBERSOLE. 

